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I am a long-time reader of Maximum PC, and love the magazine. However, I’ve noticed a reluctance to use most of your theoretical 11-point scale (1–10, plus 9 Kick Ass) for reviewing products. Out of curiosity, I counted the 2017 occurrences of each rating, and found the following (rating/no. of occurrences): 1/0, 2 /0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0, 6/7, 7/34, 8/51, 9/30, 9KA/17, 10/0. Thus, you’re using only a five-point rating scale. While I am sure it appeases potential advertisers to never get lower than a midscale rating, your readers would benefit from more differentiation.
–Scott Gaboury
ALAN DEXTER, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, RESPONDS: The key factor when it comes to our reviews is that we don’t review just…
